CVE-2011-2723

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

06/09/2011

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

The skb_gro_header_slow function in include/linux/netdevice.h in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4, when Generic Receive Offload (GRO) is enabled, resets certain fields in incorrect situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via crafted network traffic.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.70 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete